Cross your heart, say 'I love you', cross your heart and hope to die
For a very simple reason and here's the reason why -
For so many hearts are broken by one little lie
Cross your heart and hope to die

Sticks and stones wouldn't break my bones, though it happened again and again
But I came smilling through, don't ask me how
Playing at games and calling me names never worried me then
But it's a different game we're playing now

Cross your heart, say 'I love you', cross your heart and hope to die
For a very simple reason and here's the reason why -
For so many hearts are broken by one little lie
Cross your heart and hope to die

It wasn't easy to get up, believe me, to get up again and again
Each time they knocked me down, it hurt a lot
Love's got to show now, there's nowhere to go now
This is the end of the line because I'm giving this all I've got

Cross your heart, say 'I love you', cross your heart and hope to die
For a very simple reason and here's the reason why -
For so many hearts are broken by one little lie
Cross your heart and hope to die